Commemorative Cover: B.O.A.C. – 30th Anniversary of Airmail Service
British Overseas Airway Corporation
30th Anniversary of Airmail Service
Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1963 – 10th Anniversary of Federation Hand-painted in green, black, brown and white on card 330mm x 253mm. Notes in margin state ‘Queen’s Head Brown on White’. 1963 Composite Essay for the 10th Anniversary of the Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland. References Journal of the Rhodesian Study Circle No.170 Argyll-Etkin Advertisement, 1994…
Chakari Chakari was first known, in 1907, as Turkois Mine, but the name was changed in 1911 to Shagari. Owing to the difficulty some Europeans have in pronouncing the African language, it became obvious that the name should have been Chakari, and not Shagari. It was accordingly decided to alter it once more and on…
Midlands Hotel Gweru (Gwelo) The Midlands Hotel was built in the year 1927 by the Meikle brothers and is one of the oldest hotels in Gweru (Gwelo). During the 1970’s, management of the hotel passed over to the Southern Sun Hotel Pty Ltd. By 2008, the hotel was about to be demolished. Due to the challenges faced…
Alaska Mine Postal Agency Opened 25 October 1976 On 25 October 1976, Alaska Mine Postal Agency opened in the Alaska Trading Store. FB
Central African Airways 1956 – First Flight of Vickers Viscount On April 25th, 1956, Central African Airways took delivery of its first Vickers Viscount aircraft, YP-YNA “Malvern”. It entered service on My 28th, 1956, completing a flight from Salisbury to Ndola. Five letters were carried on the service. First Flight Covers FB
Solomon Samuel Grossberg 1890-1964 Solomon Samuel Grossberg was born in 1890. His place of birth is listed as a number of places including Latvia, Lithuania and Russia. He was the younger son of Abraham Grossberg of Plumtree and he was a prominent Jewish member in the Rhodesian community. Solomon was a financier and businessman who…